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Market Conditions RealtyTimes www.MyNvaHomes.com Freddie Mac's reports that increases in sales of new and existing homes over successive months, and favorable reports on home prices during the second quarter reinforces the message that housing markets are stabilizing. These latest de...

Federal Hiring Boom Would Benefit D.C. Area Quicker Rebound Expected With More Jobs, Home Sales and Office Leases By V. Dion Haynes Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 8, 2009 If projections bear out that the federal government will hire up to 120,000 people for jobs in the region ove...

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Putting Prospecting to Work by Dirk Zeller RealtyTimes www.MyNvaHomes.com You can work harder, or you can work smarter. Most successful Agents don't go into a secluded room, pick up the phone, and toil away making hundreds of random calls over a non-stop eight-hour period. Few people would even c...

Communication Within a Team by Dirk Zeller RealtyTimes www.MyNvaHomes.com A well-functioning team must have strong and constant communication. Communication comes in many forms including written, verbal, and both inter-office and intra-office e-mail. In order for the team to be highly efficient, ...

SPECIAL ALERT NOVEC Asks Customers to Use Less Power This Week NORTHERN VIRGINIA—The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative asks all of its customers to reduce their power consumption at work and home as much as practical between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. this week. The reduction will help the Co-op avoi...

Market Conditions by Realty Times Staff www.MyNvaHomes.com The National Association of Home Builders is reporting that Nationwide housing starts and permits posted substantial gains in June as home builders responded to improved market conditions and the impending expiration of the first-time buy...

VHDA 1ST Time Home Buyer – Tax Credit Plus Program · This loan has a built-in second mortgage to help cover the down payment and closing costs, with zero interest and no payments for the first 12 months. · The recent economic recovery legislation has created a tax credit incentive of up to $8,000...

Determining When Prospects Become Clients by Dirk Zeller Realty Times www.MyNvaHomes.com How do you determine whether a prospect should become a client? What are the criteria of becoming a client? Have you created a series of questions to help you minimize the time invested, to determine if a pro...

Investor Report: Energy Efficiency by Kenneth R. Harney Realty Times www.MyNvaHomes.com For real estate investors buying houses at discount prices, it could be a hot new trend. Instead of simply doing the usual renovations, paint jobs and landscaping to turn around properties for resale or rental...